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Bhekisisa Team

Libya’s war kills little children in need of heart surgery
Article
/ 25 April 2016

Libya’s war kills little children in need of heart surgery

The country’s health system is ravaged, but a team of volunteer doctors visit regularly: operating on the desperate and training local medical staff.

By Faranaaz Parker and Bhekisisa Team
How Africa’s addicts are being helped to stay HIV-free
Article
/ 20 April 2016

How Africa’s addicts are being helped to stay HIV-free

Those who ‘shoot up’ have a higher risk of getting infected, but some progressive nations are encouraging drug users to adopt safer habits.

By Amy Green and Bhekisisa Team
Buruli ulcer: Africa’s neglected but third most common mycobacterial disease
Article
/ 19 April 2016

Buruli ulcer: Africa’s neglected but third most common mycobacterial disease

The buruli ulcer is considered to be a neglected tropical disease but is the third most common bacterial infection after tuberculosis and leprosy.

By Bhekisisa Team
Health financing crisis threatens developing countries, experts say
Article
/ 17 April 2016

Health financing crisis threatens developing countries, experts say

Researchers predict that in 2040, low-income countries will spend just $0.03 on healthcare for every dollar that high-income countries spend.

By Magdalena Mis and Bhekisisa Team
‘No home, no money, no medicine – but who cares? I don’t exist’
Article
/ 13 April 2016

‘No home, no money, no medicine – but who cares? I don’t exist’

Introduce harm-reduction and HIV programmes – especially for heroin users – before it’s too late.

By Amy Green and Bhekisisa Team
Save a little money, save a little life
Article
/ 7 April 2016

Save a little money, save a little life

A grassroots Ugandan health initiative has significantly reduced maternal deaths.

By Amy Green and Bhekisisa Team
Mozambique’s enduring discrimination leaves gay men untreated for HIV
Article
/ 4 April 2016

Mozambique’s enduring discrimination leaves gay men untreated for HIV

Bias against men with HIV is common in Mozambique, deterring many from seeking treatment.

By Bhekisisa Team
Ndua’s stove keeps a lid on cholera in Kenya
Article
/ 31 March 2016

Ndua’s stove keeps a lid on cholera in Kenya

Women said they couldn’t afford to boil water and cook, so a local inventor rolled up his sleeves.

By Amy Green and Bhekisisa Team
‘Roche holds cancer patients to ransom’ – activists
Article
/ 31 March 2016

‘Roche holds cancer patients to ransom’ – activists

Activists say if Roche does not drop the price of Herceptin, they will ask the health department to act.

By Mia Malan and Bhekisisa Team
Malaria has been beaten back – but children are still dying
Article
/ 17 March 2016

Malaria has been beaten back – but children are still dying

Now the fight is on to eliminate the illness entirely – and save those still at the mercy of the mosquito.

By Amy Green and Bhekisisa Team
Humans can get deadly TB from animals
Article
/ 11 March 2016

Humans can get deadly TB from animals

Pets can pass on tuberculosis and you can get it from eating contaminated meat or dairy products

By Bhekisisa Team and Joanne Lillie
African rhythms heal around the globe
Article
/ 8 March 2016

African rhythms heal around the globe

Nicola Plastow looks at some of the settings in which African drumming has been used to improve mental health.

By Bhekisisa Team
How women who work are held back by a lack of quality daycare in Africa
Article
/ 7 March 2016

How women who work are held back by a lack of quality daycare in Africa

The increasingly disjointed nature of life in urban slums means there’s no network of family support for mothers who want to work.

By Bhekisisa Team
From the judges’ seat: Three lessons for scientists
Article
/ 7 March 2016

From the judges’ seat: Three lessons for scientists

Here are three tips to help keep your scientific presentations interesting, full of life and not sleep inducing.

By Amy Green
How the death of two Ugandan mothers is helping entrench the right to health care
Article
/ 29 February 2016

How the death of two Ugandan mothers is helping entrench the right to health care

The case has already contributed to improved jurisprudence on socioeconomic rights in Uganda

By Bhekisisa Team
Crack journalistic team driven by the prospect of telling the continent’s stories
Article
/ 25 February 2016

Crack journalistic team driven by the prospect of telling the continent’s stories

With its expansion to the rest Africa, the Bhekisisa health reporting team is growing.

By Staff Reporter
Motsoaledi accused of trying to control private health prices
Article
/ 20 January 2016

Motsoaledi accused of trying to control private health prices

The director of the Free Market Foundation suggests that an inquiry into private healthcare was deceptively orchestrated by the health minister.

By Amy Green and Bhekisisa Team
Nursing SA back to health
Article
/ 8 January 2016

Nursing SA back to health

The government has set several commendable goals but will have to improve its delivery.

By Ina Skosana and Bhekisisa Team
All the nuts and bolts of the NHI
Article
/ 17 December 2015

All the nuts and bolts of the NHI

The health scheme is scheduled to be functioning by 2025 but the precise costs are still not known.

By Ina Skosana and Bhekisisa Team
Colouring-in lightens grey matter
Article
/ 17 December 2015

Colouring-in lightens grey matter

Colouring-in is for adults too and brings balance, mindfulness and helps the unarty to be creative.

By Bhekisisa Team
Malawi ARVs traded on Jozi’s streets
Article
/ 4 December 2015

Malawi ARVs traded on Jozi’s streets

Health workers steal drugs that are bought by smugglers and sold to fearful "illegal" foreigners.

By Josephine Chinele and Bhekisisa Team
Give and take: When the profit motive clouds milk donation
Article
/ 23 October 2015

Give and take: When the profit motive clouds milk donation

Breast milk may well be an elixir for premature babies. But this ‘white gold’ can be hard to find.

By Bhekisisa Team
Maternity in Malawi is a DIY gamble
Article
/ 23 October 2015

Maternity in Malawi is a DIY gamble

We’ll deliver your baby but sepsis control is your problem, say the country’s rural clinics.

By Josephine Chinele and Bhekisisa Team
‘Magic bullet’ to feed the world by 2030
Article
/ 15 October 2015

‘Magic bullet’ to feed the world by 2030

A change in mind-set is required because feeding schemes alone cannot put an end to malnutrition.

By Gloria Nakajubi and Amy Green
Rural Eastern Cape ‘critically under-resourced’
Article
/ 1 October 2015

Rural Eastern Cape ‘critically under-resourced’

Patients in the Eastern Cape’s rural areas could wait up to 29 hours for an ambulance, according to an SAHRC report released on Thursday.

By Amy Green and Bhekisisa Team
Pharma sets price on life with world’s most expensive drug
Article
/ 17 September 2015

Pharma sets price on life with world’s most expensive drug

Rare diseases lead to development of new drugs that, like other rare commodities command high prices.

By Amy Green and Bhekisisa Team
Child mortality drops but still high
Article
/ 10 September 2015

Child mortality drops but still high

According to a Unicef report, South Africa has reduced its child mortality rate from 60 deaths per every 1 000 live births in 1990 to 41 in 2015.

By Amy Green and Bhekisisa Team
Effective treatment for the queen of brain-pains remains a headache
Article
/ 4 September 2015

Effective treatment for the queen of brain-pains remains a headache

Migraine hits one in 10 people, resulting not only in pain but costs the world economy billions.

By Amy Green and Bhekisisa Team
Doctors’ ways with words can lead to misperceptions
Article
/ 26 August 2015

Doctors’ ways with words can lead to misperceptions

Research shows that the way doctors describe medical conditions can affect whether or not a patient demands antibiotics.

By Amy Green and Bhekisisa Team
Independent pharmacies take on medical aid ‘bullies’
Article
/ 13 August 2015

Independent pharmacies take on medical aid ‘bullies’

Community chemists say racial profiling and gated network are putting them out of business.

By Ina Skosana and Bhekisisa Team
Men equally at risk of HPV infection
Article
/ 11 August 2015

Men equally at risk of HPV infection

Boys should also be vaccinated for the Human Papillomavirus, which is the leading cause of cervical cancer, according to a report.

By Ina Skosana and Bhekisisa Team
Are vaccines a shot in the dark?
Article
/ 7 August 2015

Are vaccines a shot in the dark?

SA spends an enormous amount on preventative medicine but no one can tell where the failures are.

By Amy Green and Bhekisisa Team
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